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To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I wish you wouldn't make light of the matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اِسْتَخَفَّ
(istaḵaffa)
— regard without due seriousness
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Arabic:
اِسْتَهَانَ
(istahāna)
— regard without due seriousness
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Chinese Mandarin:
輕視 /轻视
(qīngshì)
— regard without due seriousness
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Chinese Mandarin:
無視 /无视
(wúshì)
— regard without due seriousness
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Danish:
tage let på
— regard without due seriousness
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Esperanto:
trakti malserioze
— regard without due seriousness
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Faroese:
fara lættliga um
— regard without due seriousness
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Finnish:
suhtautua kevyesti
— regard without due seriousness
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French:
prendre à la légère
— regard without due seriousness
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German:
nicht allzu ernst nehmen
— regard without due seriousness
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German:
sich nicht viel machen aus
— regard without due seriousness
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German:
auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
— regard without due seriousness
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Italian:
infischiarsene
— regard without due seriousness
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Italian:
minimizzare
— regard without due seriousness
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Japanese:
侮る
(anadoru)
— regard without due seriousness
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Japanese:
舐める
(nameru)
— regard without due seriousness
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Norwegian Bokmål:
ta lett på
— regard without due seriousness
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Polish:
bimbać
— regard without due seriousness
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Portuguese:
fazer pouco caso
— regard without due seriousness
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Spanish:
minimizar
— regard without due seriousness
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Spanish:
restar importancia
— regard without due seriousness
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Spanish:
frivolizar
— regard without due seriousness
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Swedish:
ta lätt på
— regard without due seriousness